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Alaska Enhances This Years Permanent Fund Dividend Sale.


Business/Aviation/Travel Editors

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2000

Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines, (NYSE: ALK) is an airline based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It operates hubs at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, and Portland International Airport.  (NYSE NYSE

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) today announced the annual Permanent Fund Dividend fare sale with more destinations than ever for travel within Alaska and to the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico.

These special PFD PFD
abbr.
personal flotation device
 fares are for the exclusive use of Alaska residents. Fares are available for immediate purchase and do not require a PFD batch card or check stub Noun 1. check stub - the part of a check that is retained as a record
counterfoil, stub

record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events; "the film provided a
. This year there is no limit to the number of tickets purchased.

For the first time, PFD tickets may be purchased online at www.alaskaair.com, and Mileage Plan internet bonus miles apply.

"This year, we've included dozens of additional destinations served by our code-share partners," said Gregg Saretsky, senior vice president of marketing. "As an added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:

Added Value = Sales - Purchases - Labour Costs - Capital Costs
, now residents can take advantage of the PFD sale without having to spend their entire check."

The special offer is available for round-trip travel originating in the state of Alaska for travel to cities served by Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, as well as Chicago connections to dozens of cities served by code-share partner American Airlines American Airlines

Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the
. California destinations include cities served by code-share partner American Eagle.

Travel may originate from any city served by Alaska Airlines within the state of Alaska, except for Prudhoe Bay Prudhoe Bay, inlet of the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean, N Alaska, in the Alaska North Slope region, east of the Colville River delta. In 1968 one of the largest oil reserves in North America was discovered in Prudhoe Bay. , at the following fares:


    Within the State of Alaska              $269 round-trip
    Washington, Oregon or Idaho             $359 round-trip
    California, Nevada, Arizona,
        Montana or Western Canada           $399 round-trip
    Chicago (via Anchorage -
        Chicago non-stop)                   $449 round-trip
    Midwest and East Coast code-share
        destinations served via
        Chicago on American Airlines        $549 round-trip
    Mexico                                  $549 round-trip


Passengers will need to provide proof of Alaska residency at time of purchase or travel. Fares require a 14-day advance purchase and a Friday- or Saturday-night stay.

The last date to purchase tickets is October 31, and return travel must be completed by September 8, 2001. A maximum stay of 90 days is allowed. Seats are limited for these special fares and may not be available on all flights or on all days. Fares may not be combined with any other discount.

Tickets are non-refundable but may be changed for a $50 change fee plus any applicable difference in fare. The $50 change fee is waived for the first change, however, any difference in fare applies. All changes must be made at least 14 days before the date of travel. Within 14 days of the booked travel date, tickets cannot be changed and are void if not used.

Prices do not include passenger facility charges or the federal segment tax of up to $2.75 per segment. Fares to international destinations do not include immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important.  fees, international departure taxes, airport improvement fees An Airport Improvement Fee or Embarkation Fee or Airport Tax or Service charge or Service fee is an additional fee charged to departing and connecting passengers at an airport. , U.S. air transportation taxes and other applicable fees and taxes. Prices are subject to change without notice. Other restrictions may apply.

For reservations go to www.alaskaair.com, call Alaska's toll-free reservation line at 1-800-ALASKAAIR (800/252-7522) or call your travel agent. Together, Alaska and Horizon serve more than 70 cities in Alaska, Canada, Mexico and the Lower 48. Dozens more cities are served with Alaska's code-share partners.
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